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Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy to co-develop the first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system in US

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Highview Power Storage, Inc., a provider of long duration energy storage solutions, and Encore Renewable Energy, a developer of renewable energy generation and storage projects, jointly announced plans to develop the United States’ first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. The preparations for exclusively green electricity for a climate-friendly production in Europe are already well advanced. Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources.

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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

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Slashing gas storage facilities. No new nuclear power plants operational. Additional fees and charges added to electricity prices. Rush to implement Green Power. The UK has been a leader in deploying on and offshore wind turbines. On a good or windy day these produce around 20% of the UK electricity needs.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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In 2012, 70% of Estonia’s total primary energy supply (TPES) came from oil shale. Just over 85% of mined oil shale was used to produce electricity and heat generation; the rest was turned into shale oil, retort gas and other valuable chemicals. Estonia has more than 4 billion tonnes of estimated reserves—just over 1.1%

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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In the first group, 16 awards totaling $435 million will support fully integrated, regional Smart Grid demonstrations in 21 states, representing more than 50 utilities and electricity organizations with a combined customer base of almost 100 million consumers. Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (TX).

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood.

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The difference between lithium iron phosphate and lithium battery

Setec Powerr

The actual specific capacity is low, with poor electrical conductivity, slow diffusion of lithium ions, and high times when charging and discharging. Large electric vehicles: buses, electric cars, hybrid vehicles, etc. Light electric vehicles: electric bicycles, golf carts, electric wheelchairs, etc.